What is the Least Common Multiple of 2998 and 3018?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 2998 and 3018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 2998 and 3018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(2998,3018) = 2
LCM(2998,3018) = ( 2998 × 3018) / 2
LCM(2998,3018) = 9047964 / 2
LCM(2998,3018) = 4523982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2998 and 3018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 2998 and 3018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 2998 and 3018.

Prime Factorization of 2998

Prime Factorization of 3018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 2998 and 3018.

LCM(2998,3018) = 2¹ × 1499¹ × 3¹ × 503¹
LCM(2998,3018) = 4523982